Sean Penn says he'd welcome Sheen's help in Haiti

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, Associated Press

Mar 4, 2011 9:42 PM CST

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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2009 file photo, actor Charlie Sheen is interviewed at an event to celebrate Planet Hollywood's purchase of Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo, at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles. Sheen says Wednesday, March 2, 2011 that after his two young sons were removed from his house... (Associated Press)

Sean Penn says he thinks Charlie Sheen could do a lot of good in Haiti, both for himself and the nation struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake.

The Academy Award winner says in a statement that he'd like to "show my old friend the world of needs on the ground in Haiti."

Sheen told "Access Hollywood" that he and Penn were planning a trip to the Caribbean nation, although no date for their travel has been announced.

Penn says, "If he chooses to give support, I'll trust it."

Sheen, who has been on a media blitz since Monday, says he would like to bring the attention of the world back to Haiti, where Penn has been a fixture since a January 2010 earthquake destroyed more than 500,000 homes.